Jul 4, 2009 4:15 PM

Former Marine missed the open registration for the 2009 MCM. I really want to participate in this race.

During my military service, I was deployed to Desert Storm. My local mailman would open the Post Office early to call my wife (then Fiancee) and let her come before they opened and let her get the letters I sent home, instead of her having to wait all day to get them. At times he would even drive to the house before he started his route to get her the letters. He is registered for this years race and told me this would be his last marathon. I would like to be able to share this experience with him due to our long friendship. I have served my country proudly and ask that someone could help me out. Thank you.

We still have bibs available. Unfortunately, the economy this year really hurt our runner recruitment and as such we have a few spots left. If you would like one we would be very happy to provide one for you. We also offer discounts starting at just two runners if you are interested in more than one bib. Check out our website at www.finishforkids.org and give us a call at 1-888-356-0299 or e-mail us at marathon@finishforkids.org if you are interested. Hope to speak with you soon.

Doug

Here is an e-mail that we sent out recruiting runners that has some more details of our program.

It is still possible to register for the MCM today. Register with an official charity partner of the MCM. Finish for Kids offers one of the lowest fundraising minimums available. If you register today you'll need to raise less than $150 a month between now and October 1st to fulllfil you comitment. You can wait until the last minute and raise it all in one big fundraiser or do it slowly over time a little each month.... See below for more details.

Finish for Kids is the marathon running charity in support of The Carefree Foundation and Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children

and we have guaranteed spots available for the 2009 Marine Corps Marathon.

 Use discount code: "active" for a $50 discount applicable to users of this bulletin' board all season long.

 Enjoy some of the lowest minimum fundraising requirements amongst all of the Marine Corps Marathon offical charities.

 Charity partners ae the only way to guarantee yourself a spot in the race today!

 Give your marathon more meaning.

 Enjoy the benefits of training with a team.

 Enjoy the multiple benefits of being part of the Finish for Kids team, including special race day benefits.

 Rest assured that your donations will be fully utilitized knowing that The Carefree Foundation and the Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children spend greater than 99% of funds raised from Finish for Kids directly on our charitable projects. For more information about these organizations or our charity running program please see below.

 Group discounts ARE available starting with as few as 2 runners. Contact us at marathon@finishforkids.org or give us a call at 888-356-0299 if you are interested in specifics regarding these discounts.

 Each runner could save the life of a child or restore vision to 10 children or more.

The Finish for Kids Marathon Program provides a unique opportunity to

make your marathon more meaningful. Please make the most of your

marathon experience. Give the gift of sight to an Ethiopian child. Let

a boy born into unfortunate circumstancse in the United States have a

chance to live by getting a necessary heart operation. As you

accomplish your goal of 26.2 miles let a child reach their goals by

giving them the gift of life.

Our Marathon Program has been established with a runner based approach.

Each runner is designated a personal representative within' the

organization to help you fully prepare to complete the race. A

multitude of race-day luxuries are available only to our runners.

Additionally, runners have their choice of two training programs. While